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masking question

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hi... i know there is a tutorial on the documentation but its only when using group mask but how do i mask a layer in AS standard? totallly new in this and lost in doing masking. thanks all.
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you can mask a bone layer just like a group layer. they are actually the same (but bones layer has... uhm... bones)
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ok, got it! so u need to set masking on bones layer. so masking doesnt work on a vector layer over another vector layer w/o bones or group(if pro) layer?

many thanks selgin!
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gawa wrote:ok, got it! so u need to set masking on bones layer. so masking doesnt work on a vector layer over another vector layer w/o bones or group(if pro) layer?

many thanks selgin!
no, masking just works with grouped (or boned) layers.
you are welcome.

here is a making example, maybe it be useful for you
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